definition of extorted
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- extort verb [T]. › to get something, especially ​money, from someone by using ​force or threats: extort sth from sb The ​claim was that he had extorted ​money from the ​CEO by threatening to ​publish details of his ​private ​life. extortion noun [U] › He has been ​found guilty on two ​charges of extortion and now faces a jail sentence.
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extortionist Foreboding had entered even the hearts of the forestaller and extortioner. A traitor, and an extortioner, by the black stake driven through him. Let the extortioner catch all that he hath: and let the strangers spoil his labor. Let the extortioner catch all that he hath; and let the strangers spoil his labor.
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What Is Blackmail? Blackmail is characterized as a crime and in some cases a tort that involves revealing personal information about someone as a threat or threatening other conduct to get the person to do something that the offender wants completed. Like extortion, blackmail seeks to remove a persons free will to conduct some action.
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extract extract ex·tract (ĭk-strākt') v. ex·tract·ed, ex·tract·ing, ex·tracts. To draw or pull out, using force or effort. To obtain from a substance by chemical or mechanical action, as by pressure, distillation, or evaporation. To remove for separate consideration or publication; excerpt. To determine or calculate the root of a number. n. (ěk'strākt')
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What Is Blackmail? Blackmail may be defined specifically under state criminal laws. It may be a stand-alone crime or fall under an extortion heading of crimes. Generally, it involves a threat that is made by one person in order to compel another person to act in a manner against his or her will and often against his or her interests.
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- To extricate is defined as to set free. An example of to extricate is letting a bird out of its cage. transitive verb. -·cat·ed, -·cat·ing. to set free; release or disentangle (from a net, difficulty, etc.)
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exaction Between extortion and exaction there is this difference; that in the former case the officer extorts more than his due, when something is due to him; in the latter, he exacts what is not his due, when there is nothing due to him. Wishard; Co. Litt. 368.
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excoriation excoriation - an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off. abrasion, scratch, scrape. graze - a superficial abrasion. rope burn - abrasion (usually on the hands) caused by friction from a rope. wound, lesion - an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
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Extortion and Blackmail Law What is Extortion Law? The act of extortion is considered a felony in most U.S. States, punishable by fine, incarceration, probation or parole; and restitution payable to the victims.
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Extortion and Blackmail Extortion and blackmail are often charged along with or as the predicate acts for RICO prosecutions. Therefore, there are numerous sections of the United States Code which can be invoked in a blackmail or extortion charge.
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excision Definition of excision. : the act or procedure of removing by or as if by cutting out; especially : surgical removal or resection.
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- Beware fulsome, excoriated in both the WSJ and AP stylebooks as meaning revolting, disgusting and excessive. Cutlets excoriated the Bush administration for bringing its bloodlust of deregulation to the world of smoked meats. com, excoriated the bishop for his toxic and prejudiced preaching. One of the most rewarding essays is a surprising salute to Michael Jackson, whom Crouch excoriated in a previous collection.
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Definitions &Translations Wiktionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: contort (Verb). To twist in a violent manner; as, features contorted with fury. contort (Verb). To twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression.Origin: con- + -tort, from Middle English, from contortus, past participle of contorquere, from com- + torqueo.o twist in a violent manner; as, features contorted with fury. contort (Verb). To twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression. Origin: con- + -tort, from Middle English, from contortus, past participle of contorquere, from com- + torqueo.
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Definitions &Translations In the chemical industry, a retort is an airtight vessel in which substances are heated for a chemical reaction producing gaseous products to be collected in a collection vessel or for further processing.Such industrial-scale retorts are used in shale oil extraction and the production of charcoal.n the chemical industry, a retort is an airtight vessel in which substances are heated for a chemical reaction producing gaseous products to be collected in a collection vessel or for further processing.
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Extortion Extortion is a felony in all states. Blackmail is a form of extortion in which the threat is to expose embarrassing and damaging information to family, friends, or the public. Inherent in this common form of extortion is the threat to expose the details of someone's private lives to the public unless money is exchanged.
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- blackmail. 1  Blackmail refers to a situation that arises when a person threatens another person with some form of punishment if they do not offer some form of concessions. Blackmail is usually the result of one person somehow obtaining embarassing information about another and threatening to disclose it unless some form of payment (money or favors) is offered.
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expropriate (third-person singular simple present expropriates, present participle expropriating, simple past and past participle expropriated) To deprive a person of their private property for public use. expropriate - Legal Definition
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- Definition of exaggerate. exaggerated. ; exaggerating. transitive verb. 1 : to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth : overstate a friend exaggerates a man's virtues — Joseph Addison. 2 : to enlarge or increase especially beyond the normal : overemphasize. intransitive verb.
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retort retort A retort is a short, clever response to someone's comment or question. If you want to keep the peace during dinner, you should probably bite your tongue instead of making sarcastic retorts to everything your little sister says. Today retort is used as both a noun and a verb, and both come from 16th- and 17th-century sources meaning to twist or turn back.. To retort is to make a comeback, or a quick, witty answer or remark.
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Chest Pain in Children and Adolescents Noncardiac chest pain is, by far, the most common cause of chest pain in children and adolescents. This article reviews most causes of chest pain in children and adolescents, emphasizing cardiac causes, and provides a guideline for evaluating a child or adolescent who has chest pain.
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explain ex·pla·na·tion. n. 1. The act or process of explaining: launched into a detailed explanation. 2.
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extortion Legal Definition of extortion. 1  1 : the act or practice of extorting especially money or other property; specifically : the act or practice of extorting by a public official acting under color of office. 2  2 : the crime of extorting.
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- ex·pa·tri·ate. v. ex·pa·tri·at·ed, ex·pa·tri·at·ing, ex·pa·tri·ates. v. tr. 1. To send into exile: They were expatriated because of their political beliefs. 2. To remove (oneself) from residence in one's native land. v. intr. 1. To give up residence in one's homeland.
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- excitate definition: Verb (third-person singular simple present excitates, present participle excitating, simple past and past participle excitated) 1. (obsolete) To excite.Origin Latin excitatus, past participle of excitare. See excite....
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- Retort definition: To retort means to reply angrily to someone. | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples English Dictionary | Thesaurus | Translator | Grammar | Scrabble | Blog English
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Extortion In blackmail, which always involves extortion, the extortionist threatens to reveal information about a victim or their family members that is potentially embarrassing, socially damaging, or incriminating unless a demand for money, property, or services is met.